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A plan to add a golf school and more holes to the Meadows Golf Course in South Jeffco fell apart late last week.

South Jeffco resident Doug Wherry approached Foothills Park and Recreation District officials about establishing one of his Elite Golf Schools at the district's 18-hole Meadows Golf Course on South Simms Street more than a year ago, according to district executive director Ron Hopp.

An 89-year-old South Jeffco woman was killed May 15 in an accident with a school bus after she apparently failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the bus' path.

Elizabeth R. King was driving a gray 1996 Chevy Monte Carlo east on West Brook Drive about 3:55 p.m. May 15, according to Trooper David Hall of the Colorado State Patrol. She apparently failed to stop at the stop sign at West Brook Drive where it intersects with South Wadsworth Boulevard, just north of Wadsworth and C-470.

Jeffco’s Citizen Budget Review Panel will formally recommend that the county spend $5 million annually for the next 20 years to finance more than $60 million in construction and equipment needs.

The panel, made up of county residents, has been meeting since late February to help officials prioritize spending on construction and equipment. Over the last few months, the group has met with various county departments to hear about the most pressing needs and has grappled with how to generate funds to finance the projects that county officials say are desperately needed.

LAKEWOOD — When Evan Appel accepts his diploma from Dakota Ridge High School on May 22, he’ll do so at Jefferson County Stadium.

It’s a fitting end to Appel’s high school days as Jeffco Stadium has been a home away from home to the senior.

Appel made his final racing memory at the stadium a good one, overtaking Cherry Creek’s Walter Schafer early in the final lap of the Class 5A 1,600-meter final on May 16 to pick up his sixth state title (four track, two cross-country).

I didn’t watch much television as a kid, but I was a big fan of “Sesame Street.” When “Street” came on at 4 o’clock, I’d hold my breath waiting for Ernie and Bert. Then, at about age 5, I turned on the TV, and who should grace the screen but William Shatner, in all his over-the-top glory, starring as Captain Kirk? From that moment on, “Sesame Street” was a thing of the past.

A little more than two months after abolishing the county's internal auditing department, the county commissioners voted to outsource several critical auditing functions once performed by the internal auditor.